How to Find and Fix Hot and Cold Spots

If you find that you have hot and cold spots through your Upland home, you’re not alone. This is a pretty normal issue. While it might seem like a larger problem, the good news is that the common causes of hot and cold spots are normally easy to fix with a straightforward air conditioning service. The most routine causes for hot and cold spots are:

Zero zoning or improper zoning

Poorly designed or ineffectively sized duct systems

Leaky or inefficiently insulated air ducts

The wrong size of HVAC equipment

Lack of Zoning or Improper Zoning A zoning system splits your home into separate areas, known as “zones,” and means you can determine the air temperature in each zone. The system is composed of multiple thermostats that control dampers in the ductwork of your forced-air system. The thermostats are always reading the temperature of their specific zone, then open or close the dampers according to the thermostat's settings. This could be the key to keeping that one frozen bedroom warm in the winter, or that smoldering sunroom comfortable all summer. Plus, when you utilize it with a programmable thermostat, zoning can mean home energy savings of up to 35 percent.*

Poorly Designed or Ineffectively Sized Duct Systems Some homeowners end up with hot and cold spots simply because their home’s duct system isn’t sized correctly for the space that needs heated and cooled, or it’s improperly designed. We find this is fairly commonplace in homes that were built before many of today’s tools and training were used. Unfortunately, even the most energy-efficient HVAC equipment can’t live up to homeowners’ expectations if the duct system isn’t letting it do its job. In fact, a poor duct system could actually cause new equipment to work more frequently than necessary and reduce its life. The pros at Klaus & Sons Heating & Air Conditioning can help you figure out if your duct work is working for your home.

Leaky or Inadequately Insulated Air Ducts Even if your duct system is designed and sized properly for your home, it might still be at the root of your home’s hot and cold spots. It’s common for the ducts in a home to become leaky over time. Professionals like Klaus & Sons Heating & Air Conditioning can inspect your ducts and let you know if they need sealed. They may also find that your ducts aren’t leaking, but they’re not adequately insulated. Fortunately, this is also a fairly easy fix.

Improperly Sized HVAC Equipment So maybe your air duct system is just fine and you have a good zoning system, but you’re still feeling hot and cold spots through your home. Improperly sized HVAC equipment may be the issue. A system that is too small has to work harder to heat or cool your home, leaving you with hot and cold spots because it can’t handle the amount of space it needs to condition. Even a system that’s too big can leave you with problems because it’ll cycle on and off too often to do its job correctly.

No matter what’s the culprit of the hot and cold spots in your home, Klaus & Sons Heating & Air Conditioning can help. Just give us a call at 909-982-5698 and we’ll help you figure it out and figure out if you need air conditioning service, or any other types of HVAC service that could help you keep your home comfy.

With more than 100 years in existence, Lennox has always offered industry-leading innovation and technology while upholding strict durability and reliability standards. The experts at Klaus & Sons Heating & Air Conditioning help bring those standards to Upland so that you can always experience total home comfort. If you’re searching for a new HVAC system or even if you just have a question about what we carry, give us a shout at 909-982-5698 or set up an appointment with us online. We’d love to hear from you.